Splunk Search

How do I add days taken from a field to a date field?

ZacEsa
Communicator

I have a field called "date"(2016-07-21) and a field called "countdown"(e.g. 30) which shows the number of days. How do I add the days to the date?

eval inputDate=strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d") | eval expiring=relative_time(inputDate, "+30d@d") | eval expiring=strftime(expiring,"%Y-%m-%d")
0 Karma
1 Solution

javiergn
Super Champion

Probably the easiest way is to convert date to epoch in inputDate and then simply multiply countdown by the number of seconds in a day:

| eval inputDate = strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
| eval expiring = inputDate  + countdown*86400
| eval expiring = strftime(expiring, "%Y-%m-%d")

View solution in original post

ZacEsa
Communicator

I meant to put "+countdown@d" instead of "+30d@d"

0 Karma

javiergn
Super Champion

Probably the easiest way is to convert date to epoch in inputDate and then simply multiply countdown by the number of seconds in a day:

| eval inputDate = strptime(date, "%Y-%m-%d")
| eval expiring = inputDate  + countdown*86400
| eval expiring = strftime(expiring, "%Y-%m-%d")

ZacEsa
Communicator

Works perfectly. Thanks! I was trying to find a Splunk feature that'll convert the days to epoch but, I wasn't thinking of just multiplying it. Haha.

0 Karma
Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Deep Dive into Federated Analytics: Unlocking the Full Power of Your Security Data

In today’s complex digital landscape, security teams face increasing pressure to protect sprawling data across ...

Your summer travels continue with new course releases

Summer in the Northern hemisphere is in full swing, and is often a time to travel and explore. If your summer ...

From Alert to Resolution: How Splunk Observability Helps SREs Navigate Critical ...

It's 3:17 AM, and your phone buzzes with an urgent alert. Wire transfer processing times have spiked, and ...